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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

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University of Iowa environmental health expert says climate change could affect future infectious diseases

Sabine Martin, News Reporter February 18, 2021

University of Iowa environmental health experts say climate change could advance the spread of future infectious diseases and frequency of global health disasters. Peter Thorne, Head of the UI College...

Patients are injected with the COVID-19 vaccine at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The center received the Modern vaccine for its employees. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Warning from legal experts: posting COVID-19 vaccine cards on social media creates risk for identity theft

Lily Rosen Marvin, News Reporter February 18, 2021

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and legal experts are warning Iowans that posting pictures of COVID-19 vaccination cards could put patients at risk for identity theft. The cards...

Photo Illustration by Kate Heston

University of Iowa public health experts say double masking could prevent spread of new COVID-19 variants

Brady Osborne, News Reporter February 16, 2021

University of Iowa experts say wearing two masks could be more effective in slowing the spread of new COVID-19 variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended wearing two masks,...

The University Counseling Services office is seen in the Old Capital Mall on Monday, February 17, 2020.

University of Iowa health experts worry about psychological effects of the pandemic

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter February 16, 2021

University of Iowa Clinical Assistant Professor Yvonne Farley said people may experience trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic because of feelings of isolation, witnessing death and illness in loved ones,...

Austin M. Cook, a pharmacy supply chain and automation manager at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), wheels a cart as workers at UIHC receive some of first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, on the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

Health care workers ‘delighted’ to receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

Lily Rosen Marvin, News Reporter February 11, 2021

Fifty-eight percent of University of Iowa health care employees have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data provided by UI Health Care. A total of 8,776 health care workers...

University of Iowa’s College of Nursing recently received a $8 million grant. Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing Jacinda Bunch poses for a portrait on February 9 2021.

UI College of Nursing receives $8 million to educate health care providers in rural Iowa

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter February 10, 2021

The University of Iowa College of Nursing received an $8 million grant from Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to help rural Iowa health care workers, using simulation-based education,...

Photo of Director of Translational Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry Andrew Pieper.

Iowa and Ohio researchers discover compound with the potential to protect prenatal brain development

Marco Oceguera, News Reporter February 4, 2021

As a generation of babies are born in the middle of a global crisis, researchers in Iowa and Ohio discovered a compound with the potential to protect babies’ brain development from the harmful impacts...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a Biden drive-in rally on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Around 200 cars parked on the grounds and a few people gathered at the front as Biden commented on a change in the presidency and promised to address issues with public health due to the Coronavirus.

Iowa City environmentalist say U.S. re-entry into the Paris Climate Agreement a first step

Caitlin Crome, News Reporter February 1, 2021

President Joe Biden promised to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement "on day one" if he won the election. He followed through as the first days of his presidency rolled around, satisfying local community...

Vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen before they are injected, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, on the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

United Kingdom strand of COVID-19 found in Johnson County

Rachel Schilke, News Editor February 1, 2021

Three cases of the United Kingdom-variant of COVID-19 – a more easily spreadable strand of the virus – have been confirmed in Iowa, with two cases reported in Johnson County. In Johnson County,...

Iowa City West senior Dasia Taylor poses for a portrait on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

West High senior Dasia Taylor recognized as Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter January 31, 2021

As a top-40 finalist in the National Regeneron Science Talent Search, Iowa City West senior Dasia Taylor said before her junior year, her only other experience participating in a science fair was during...

Illustration by Kate Doolittle.

Johnson County prepares for second phase of COVID-19 vaccination

Sabine Martin, News Reporter January 24, 2021

After administering vaccinations to health care workers and long-term care facility residents, Johnson County health organizations will pivot to the second phase of COVID-19 vaccinations on Feb. 1. The...

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Tippie graduate students collaborate with Neighborhood Finance Corporation to assist with outreach

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter December 10, 2020

University of Iowa Tippie College of Business graduate students have been collaborating with a finance corporation to help potential-homeowners find affordable housing. The graduate students started...